SECTIONS 18000-18005 - California Statutes

WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE

SECTION 18000-18005

18000. The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the continued
operation of the state plans for aid to the aged, the blind, aid to
the disabled, and families with dependent children in the event that
federal assistance therefor is temporarily delayed or not available,
without the changes and modifications in such plans provided for in
this code as a consequence of the withdrawal of federal assistance
for such aid from this state.

18001. As used in this chapter "joint public assistance" means aid
to families with dependent children, aid to the aged, aid to the
blind, and aid to the disabled, and "eligible recipient" means any
person eligible for such joint public assistance.

18002. The Governor may, within 15 days prior to the commencement
of any fiscal quarter or during any fiscal quarter, proclaim the
existence of a period of welfare emergency, whenever he finds as
facts all of the following:
(a) Assistance to this state for joint public assistance is
provided for by the Federal Social Security Act or other federal
legislation.
(b) This state has qualified to receive federal assistance for
joint public assistance, and has not been notified that further
payment of such federal assistance will not be made because of the
failure of this state to comply with the requirements of the federal
legislation.
(c) Federal assistance to this state for joint public assistance
for the entire fiscal quarter has not been received, and it is
improbable that such federal assistance will be received by the state
prior to the usual time for transmitting such federal assistance to
the counties of this state.
Any period of welfare emergency proclaimed by the Governor
pursuant to this section shall commence on the date of the
proclamation by the Governor, and shall continue until federal
assistance is received by this state for joint public assistance for
the first quarter following the date of the proclamation, or until
the commencement of the second quarter following that date, whichever
first occurs. In no event shall any period of welfare emergency
continue for more than four calendar months, nor shall any subsequent
period of welfare emergency be proclaimed unless federal assistance
has been received by this state for each prior fiscal quarter
commencing during any prior period of welfare emergency.

18003. Out of any money in the State Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, there is hereby appropriated each month to every county
within this state for joint public assistance to eligible
recipients, an amount, as estimated by the department, equal to the
aggregate amount of federal assistance payable to this state under
federal law for joint public assistance to eligible recipients within
the county. This appropriation is in addition to any other
appropriation to the counties of the state for joint public
assistance or for any aid within the definition of joint public
assistance.
Payment of the sums appropriated by this section shall be made in
the manner provided by Chapter 9 of Part 3 of this code.
This section shall be operative only during periods of welfare
emergency duly proclaimed by the Governor pursuant to Section 18002.

18004. The sums appropriated by Section 18003 shall be considered
for all purposes to be "federal assistance" and "grants-in-aid" from
the United States government for aid to families with dependent
children, aid to the aged, aid to the blind, and aid to the disabled,
respectively, and shall not be considered to be state moneys or
appropriations from the State Treasury. All such sums shall be
subject to all of the provisions applicable to funds received by this
state from the United States government, and all of the provisions
of the chapters governing public assistance programs shall be
construed and applied in every respect as if such funds had been in
fact received by this state from the United States government.
However, none of such sums shall be considered for any purpose to be
federal assistance or grants for the cost of administering joint
public assistance.

18005. Whenever federal assistance to this state for joint public
assistance for any period of welfare emergency during which sums
appropriated by Section 18002 have been expended is received by this
state, any sums appropriated by Section 18002, which have theretofore
been expended for joint public assistance pursuant to this chapter,
shall be repaid to the state from the funds so received, and
deposited in the General Fund in the State Treasury to the credit of
the appropriation made by Section 18002.